The national distribution of lymphatic filariasis cases in Malawi using patient mapping and geostatistical modelling.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared that Malawi had successfully eliminated lymphatic filariasis (LF) as a public health problem. Understanding clinical case distributions at a national and sub-national level is important, so essential care packages can be provided to individuals living with LF symptoms. This study aimed to develop a national database and map of LF clinical cases across Malawi using geostatistical modelling approaches, programme-identified clinical cases, antigenaemia prevalence and climate information.

Methodology

LF clinical cases identified through programme house-to-house surveys across 90 sub-district administrative boundaries (Traditional Authority (TA)) and antigenaemia prevalence from 57 sampled villages in Malawi were use

SUBMITTER: Barrett C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11018277 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature